Be The Wolf

#126 Letting Go to Level Up: What You Must Release to Rise with Carrie Trabue, Founder, CEO, Author

The most successful people aren't the ones who learned to be perfect. They're the ones who learned to be real.

Genea welcomes Carrie Trabue, former trial lawyer and CEO, for a conversation that cuts straight to the heart of what it takes to step into your authentic power. From surviving sexual harassment in her early legal career to launching LawSphere at midlife, Carrie's journey reveals how our greatest challenges often become our greatest strengths.

This episode explores the messy, necessary process of shedding the versions of ourselves we created to survive, fit in, and keep others comfortable. It's about the courage required to move from background singer to lead singer in your own life.

Here's the transformation you'll witness: 

🔹 How walking on eggshells with a narcissistic father developed the intuition that guides her business today 

🔹 Why letting go of the "casserole train" became the first step toward claiming her power

🔹 Why her "worst" quality became her competitive advantage as an entrepreneur 

🔹 The internal knowing test that guides her biggest decisions without needing anyone's approval

This conversation will leave you questioning what you're willing to release to become who you're meant to be.

 

Connect with Carrie:

Website: https://lawsphere.com/

Carrie's Book: https://www.carrington-smith.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carringtonatx/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carriesmithtrabue/

 

About Carrie: 

 

 

Carrie Smith Trabue is the Co-Founder & President of LawSphere, a newly launched online community for lawyers. Carrie worked as a trial lawyer for seven years and has been the CEO of Carrington Legal Search for the last 25 years, where she listened to the hopes, complaints, problems, and desires of thousands of lawyers nationwide. 

 

LawSphere was born out of her desire to address the needs of lawyers and give back to the industry she loves. A best-selling author and mother of two college-age children, Carrie is passionate about living a purpose-driven life. She is the author of Blooming: Finding Gifts in the Shit of Life. She is a graduate of Tulane Law School (along with David) and the University of Texas. She resides in Austin.

 

Some quotes she lives by:

*With adversity comes opportunity.

*Mindset is a muscle. Be disciplined with your internal dialogue. It determines the outcome of your life.

*Seek not success, but instead seek to provide value in all that you do.

*It's an Instagram world, and I'm living life unfiltered. 

 

Connect with Genea: 

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

#125 Why You Can't Make YOUR Dreams Come True But Can Move Mountains for Others

It's the paradox every high-achieving entrepreneur knows but rarely admits: you can execute flawlessly for clients, plan perfect events for friends, and solve everyone else's problems with ease.

But when it comes to your own dreams and business vision, you procrastinate, doubt, and second-guess every move.

In this episode, Genea reveals the hidden programming that creates this pattern and why it's not a willpower problem.

She shares her own story of completing a meaningful photography project only by tricking her subconscious into making it about others, and breaks down the two distinct paths every entrepreneur faces.

🔹 The employee mindset that makes you bend over backward for clients while neglecting your vision 

🔹 Why straight-A students often become struggling entrepreneurs 

🔹 The cultural programming that teaches us to ignore our internal compass 

🔹 How to start operating in service to yourself without becoming selfish

This isn't about productivity hacks or time management. It's about rewiring the fundamental programming that determines whether you build a business that traps you or sets you free.

 

Connect with Genea: 

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

About Genea:

Genea Barnes is a Performance Coach for Entrepreneurs, Speaker, and Podcast Host. 

She helps entrepreneurs create more money, impact, and joy by expanding your Success Zone. This results in solid, steady growth while working less and using fewer sales, marketing, and money-making strategies. 

Her custom state-of-the-art system saved her own business from financial ruin and is based on 20 years of experience, study, and training with leading experts.

She's helped hundreds of people take their businesses and lives to the next level giving them time freedom, financial breakthroughs, and more joy. She believes that when you unleash the power of YOU, humanity evolves.

#124 When $140M Isn't Enough: Redefining Success from the Inside Out with Peter Kennedy

Peter Kennedy built and sold Tagger Media for $140 million.

On paper, he had everything. In reality, he was chasing his grandfather's identity and running from the belief that he was fundamentally broken.

The day after closing the deal, he woke up deeply depressed, realizing that all the success in the world couldn't fill the void inside.

In this raw conversation, Peter shares his journey from fear-driven CEO to conscious leader building an AI company that puts employee growth above profits.

This isn't just another success story … it's a blueprint for what happens when you stop running from yourself and start building from who you really are.

Here's what we dive into:

🔹 The moment he realized no one cared about his $140M win and what that taught him about validation

🔹 The identity trap that keeps successful people feeling like failures inside

🔹 The plant medicine experience that cracked open his fear-based patterns and changed the way he looked at everything

🔹 How his new company operates from love instead of fear and why that's changing lives.

If you've ever wondered whether the success you're chasing will actually fulfill you, this conversation will give you permission to redefine what winning really means.

 

Connect with Peter:

Website: https://www.evolveweird.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therememberingbook/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkennedy182/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.remembering4

About Peter:

Peter Kennedy is a father of five, entrepreneur, and author of The Remembering—a raw, immersive memoir chronicling his journey from high-functioning overachiever to awakened, embodied man.

He built and led Tagger Media to a $140M acquisition by Sprout Social (NASDAQ: SPT), living a life that looked perfect on paper but felt painfully empty inside.

For years, Peter chased success to outrun a deeper truth: beneath the polished image was a boy who believed he had to earn love to be worthy of it.

Everything changed during a temazcal ceremony in the jungles of Brazil. That night cracked open the illusion of control and set him on a path of radical surrender and soul-level healing.

His journey led him through plant medicine ceremonies (iboga, ayahuasca, psilocybin), somatic therapy, a 10-day darkness retreat, and the dismantling of everything he thought success required.

Today, Peter is the co-founder of EvolveWell Inc., an AI-powered platform designed to help coaches support their clients between sessions.

At EvolveWell, growth isn’t a buzzword—it’s a business model.

The company prioritizes the personal evolution of its team above all else, redefining what conscious business can look and feel like.

 

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

#123 Why Doing Everything "Right" Is Tanking Your Business

You've read the books. Hired the coaches. Built the funnels. Posted daily. Optimized everything. And somehow your business still feels like you're pushing a boulder uphill.

In this episode, Genea exposes the hidden pattern that's been sabotaging entrepreneurs for years: the subconscious need to please others, follow rules, and avoid judgment. When you're more worried about doing things "right" than doing what's right for you, your business becomes a prison instead of freedom.

This isn't about strategy. It's about the invisible decision-making mechanism that's been running your life.

Here's what Genea uncovers in this game-changing conversation:

🔹 How childhood survival patterns show up as business self-sabotage 

🔹 The 35,000 daily decisions that are moving you away from what you want to create

🔹 Why "should" is the most dangerous word in entrepreneurship 

🔹 A simple visualization tool to reclaim your power and make decisions from your truth

 

If you've ever felt like you're building someone else's business instead of your own, this episode will help you start creating from your own truth.

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

 

 

About Genea:

Genea Barnes is a Performance Coach for Entrepreneurs, Speaker, and Podcast Host. 

She helps entrepreneurs create more money, impact, and joy by expanding your Success Zone. This results in solid, steady growth while working less and using fewer sales, marketing, and money-making strategies. 

Her custom state-of-the-art system saved her own business from financial ruin and is based on 20 years of experience, study, and training with leading experts.

She's helped hundreds of people take their businesses and lives to the next level giving them time freedom, financial breakthroughs, and more joy. She believes that when you unleash the power of YOU, humanity evolves.

#122 Your Brand Is What People Say Behind Your Back: Are You Fake or Authentic?

Drew O’Brien is the first to tell you he was being a fake in his business.

He was a successful designer teaching clients about authentic branding while wearing a costume of khakis and button-downs, speaking in a voice that wasn't his own, trying to be who he thought would get paid.

In this conversation, Genea explores the exhausting performance of entrepreneurship and the courage it takes to stop being who you think people want and start being who you are.

Drew's transformation from "The Design Company" to "We Make Cool Shit" isn't just a rebrand. It's a masterclass in what happens when you finally bet on yourself  … your TRUE self.

Genea and Drew dive deep into the transformation that happens when you choose authenticity over approval:

🔹 The fear that kept him wearing khakis to client meetings for years 

🔹 Why his biggest breakthrough came from making stickers as a joke 

🔹 How losing his dream job became the best thing that ever happened to him 

🔹 The difference between earning fake money and eating what you kill

If you've ever felt like you're performing your way through business instead of building from who you really are ...

This conversation will remind you that your authenticity isn't just nice to have … it's your greatest competitive advantage.

 

Connect with Drew: 

Website: https://www.wemakecoolshit.co/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wemakecoolshit/

Strategy Consultation: https://www.wemakecoolshit.co/free-design-strategyconsultation

 

About Make Cool Shit:

We Build Brands That Kick Doors Down.

 

Connect with Genea: 

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

 

#121 Why You're Working So Hard and Still Not Growing

The feeling that there's never enough time, money, or energy isn't just stress. It's the invisible force controlling your business decisions.

Most entrepreneurs don't realize they're operating from lack.

They think they're being strategic, responsible, efficient.

But Genea reveals how this underlying emotion creates a cycle of short-term choices that keep you busy but not growing.

From procrastination to people-pleasing to that constant feeling of being behind, it all traces back to the same source.

 

This episode uncovers the patterns that keep you spinning:

🔹 The yo-yo cycle from superwoman mode to complete burnout that destroys sustainable growth 🔹 Why your communication with clients and team feels stressful even when nothing's wrong
🔹 How lack makes you attractive to the worst clients while repelling the ones you actually want
🔹 The path from survival mode thinking to decisions that create lasting success

Listen if you're ready to understand why your hard work isn't translating to the growth you want.

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

 

 

About Genea:

Genea Barnes is a Performance Coach for Entrepreneurs, Speaker, and Podcast Host. 

She helps entrepreneurs create more money, impact, and joy by expanding your Success Zone. This results in solid, steady growth while working less and using fewer sales, marketing, and money-making strategies. 

Her custom state-of-the-art system saved her own business from financial ruin and is based on 20 years of experience, study, and training with leading experts.

She's helped hundreds of people take their businesses and lives to the next level giving them time freedom, financial breakthroughs, and more joy. She believes that when you unleash the power of YOU, humanity evolves.

 

#120 The Truth About Belonging, Boundaries, and Being Uncancellable with Meagan O'Nan (human connection consultant)

What if the hardest conversations are actually the gateway to your deepest connections?

Megan O'Nan learned this the hard way when she was outed in Mississippi and faced rejection from everyone she loved. Instead of running forever, she came back to heal those relationships and discovered something powerful: when you lead with your vulnerability instead of your defenses, everything changes.

In this conversation with Genea, Megan shares the tools that transformed her most painful relationships into her strongest ones.

Here's what they explored together:

🔹 The devastating moment when support turned to Bible verses and rejection 

🔹 How cancel culture lives in our phones, but connection happens face-to-face

🔹 The simple question that dissolves defensiveness and opens hearts 

🔹 Why safety comes from within yourself, not from controlling other people's opinions

This episode is for anyone who's tired of surface level connection in business and life. And for those who are ready to risk being seen for who they really are.

Connect with Meagan:

Website: https://www.meaganonan.com/

TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWuBaXuALB0

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megonan/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meaganonan/

Speaker Slam Winning Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV7iIHEB3RM

About Meagan:

Meagan O’Nan is a human connection consultant, 3x award-winning author, award-winning international speaker, and TEDx speaker who brings over 15 years of experience helping people find common ground in uncommon conversations.

She has worked with organizations like the Red Cross National, Inspire Brands, Toyota, and school districts and colleges across the country — guiding leaders, educators, and teams to create cultures where people feel seen, heard, and valued.

Her work has been featured in Forbes, New York Weekly, FOX 13 Seattle, Brainz Magazine, and Authority Magazine to name a few. Her recent TEDx Talk, “What To Do When You Disagree With Someone You Love,” has garnered over 70,000 views in just a month since its launch.

Through her storytelling, Meagan doesn’t just talk about connection — she creates it. She reminds us that we don’t have to agree to belong to each other.

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

#119 Why Manifestation and Personal Growth Aren’t Growing Your Business

You've invested in courses, worked with coaches, and followed all the manifestation advice. Yet your business still feels like an uphill battle.

In this episode, Genea reveals why the popular "become the person who has what you want" formula keeps entrepreneurs spinning their wheels instead of creating real change. Through a powerful story about a business owner who overcame bullying but created new problems, she shows how focusing on surface-level traits like consistency and discipline misses the deeper work that actually transforms your results.

Here's what this conversation will shift for you:

🔹 Why chasing traits like consistency and resilience might be reinforcing the wrong identity 

🔹 The hidden fear patterns that create enemies and conflict 

🔹 How to dig down to who you need to become so success becomes inevitable

🔹 The difference between fighting back and becoming truly unbothered by criticism

If you're tired of working on yourself without seeing it translate to business growth, this episode will show you where to focus your energy instead.

 

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

 

 

About Genea:

Genea Barnes is a Performance Coach for Entrepreneurs, Speaker, and Podcast Host. 

 

She helps entrepreneurs create more money, impact, and joy by expanding your Success Zone. This results in solid, steady growth while working less and using fewer sales, marketing, and money-making strategies. 

 

Her custom state-of-the-art system saved her own business from financial ruin and is based on 20 years of experience, study, and training with leading experts.

 

She's helped hundreds of people take their businesses and lives to the next level giving them time freedom, financial breakthroughs, and more joy. She believes that when you unleash the power of YOU, humanity evolves.

#118 Why Successful Entrepreneurs Embrace Change (even when it's terrifying) with Lifestyle and Business Strategist, Kathy Feather

In this episode, Genea sits down with business and lifestyle strategist Kathy Feather to explore the uncomfortable truth about change resistance in business. 

Together, they dive into why successful entrepreneurs must embrace change, even when it feels terrifying.

Through Kathy's journey from risk-averse corporate employee to business owner, listeners gain insight into the real reasons many entrepreneurs resist change and how it silently caps their growth. 

For anyone who feels the tension between security and freedom, this conversation illuminates the path forward.

Listen as they explore:

🔹 The moment Kathy realized her security-first mindset was costing her everything 

🔹 Why most entrepreneurs stay paralyzed by technology fear until pain forces them to change 

🔹 How your brain makes terrible business decisions when you're tired or depleted 

🔹 The surprising freedom that comes from finally trusting yourself to navigate uncertainty

Whether you're contemplating a business leap or simply tired of playing small, this episode delivers the honest perspective needed to move beyond fear and into your full entrepreneurial power.

 

Connect with Kathy: 

[free gift] Tech Audit Cheat Sheet: https://cs.kfeathersolutionsllc.com/TechSheet

Website: https://www.kfeathersolutionsllc.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynfeather/

Blog: https://www.kfeathersolutionsllc.com/blog

Appointment link: https://www.kfeathersolutionsllc.com/appointment 

 

About Kathy: 

Kathy is the owner of K Feather Solutions LLC. She serves as a Business and Lifestyle Strategist to coaches and course creators. 

Kathy understands the unique challenge of balancing purpose-driven coaching with sustainable growth. That's why she offers tailored solutions designed to reclaim your time & amplify your impact.

With 20 years of corporate and consulting experience guiding teams to successful project delivery, her Blueprint to Freedom process is straightforward and customer-focused. Just a commitment to understanding your unique needs and providing tailored solutions that fit them.

From strategic planning that aligns with your vision to seamless technology management that streamlines your workflows and even personalized travel planning for essential retreats or well-deserved breaks, her services empower you to build a thriving business that fuels your passion while allowing you to fully support your clients' journey.

 

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

 

#117 Everything You Know About Business Mindset is Bullsh*t

When you've tried multiple coaches, courses, and "proven" systems but still can't break through to consistent success, the issue isn't what you're doing.

It's the psychology driving every decision you make.

In this episode, Genea reveals why traditional mindset work barely scratches the surface and what's really keeping you from the business growth you want.

Here's what this conversation will shift for you:

🔹 Why your brain makes business decisions based on what happened before you turned 12 

🔹 How your parents' relationship with success became your subconscious operating system 

🔹 The moment at age 2 that created a shame-accomplishment link in Genea's brain 

🔹 The difference between understanding something and having the breakthrough that changes everything

If you've been working hard but not seeing the results, this episode will help you see what's been invisible.

 

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

 

About Genea:

Genea Barnes is a Performance Coach for Entrepreneurs, Speaker, and Podcast Host. 

She helps entrepreneurs create more money, impact, and joy by expanding your Success Zone. This results in solid, steady growth while working less and using fewer sales, marketing, and money-making strategies. 

Her custom state-of-the-art system saved her own business from financial ruin and is based on 20 years of experience, study, and training with leading experts.

She's helped hundreds of people take their businesses and lives to the next level giving them time freedom, financial breakthroughs, and more joy. She believes that when you unleash the power of YOU, humanity evolves.

#116 From Bankruptcy to Billions: How David Meltzer Lost and Found Himself

There's a difference between making money and building wealth.

Between achieving success and sustaining it.

David Meltzer learned this the hard way when he lost over $100 million and had to tell his mother he'd lost her house too.

In this powerful conversation with Genea, David shares the three distinct phases of his entrepreneurial journey and the internal shifts that changed everything.

This isn't your typical rags-to-riches story.

It's about the hidden costs of building from scarcity, the emptiness that can come with external success, and the moment David discovered that his biggest problem wasn't his circumstances, it was his relationship with them.

The insights David shares go straight to the heart of what it means to build something sustainable:

🔹 Why making millions from scarcity will always lead you back to zero

🔹 The dangerous world of "for me" thinking that still operates from scarcity

🔹 What his mother saw that he couldn't, and how it saved his life

🔹 The practical difference between giving more and asking for more than more

If you're building something meaningful but struggling with the internal game of entrepreneurship, this conversation will shift how you see success, money, and your own journey.

 

Connect with David: 

Get David’s life hack book for free → email him at david@dmeltzer.com and ask for the book you heard about on the Be the Wolf podcast. 

 

Website: https://dmeltzer.com/

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/davidmeltzer11

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidmeltzer/

Twitter: https://x.com/davidmeltzer

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmeltzer2/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@davidmeltzer

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/davidmeltzer

About David:

David Meltzer is the Chairman of the Napoleon Hill Institute and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire. He is a globally recognized entrepreneur, investor, and top business coach. Variety Magazine has recognized him as their Sports Humanitarian of the Year and has been awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

 

As Executive Producer of the Apple TV series 2 Minute Drill and Office Hours, as well as Entrepreneur's #1 digital business show, Elevator Pitch, David brings unmatched insights to audiences worldwide. His journey has been featured in books, movies, and TV, including World’s Greatest Motivators, Think and Grow Rich, and Netflix’s Beyond the Secret. His life’s mission is to empower OVER 1 BILLION people to be happy!

This simple yet powerful mission has led him on an incredible journey to provide one thing… VALUE. In all his content and communication, that’s exactly what you’ll receive.

 

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

#115 Why Stress Is Secretly Sabotaging Your Business Success (It’s Not Part of the Game)

Most entrepreneurs don’t realize stress is making their business decisions. They think it’s normal to feel wired, tense, and "on edge" all the time. But stress isn’t a badge of honor. It’s the thing quietly destroying your long-term success.

In this episode, Genea Barnes uncovers the real reason stress hijacks your creativity, collapses your capacity, and pulls you out of alignment. It’s not about working harder. It’s about shifting how you relate to pressure, so your nervous system isn’t running the show.

🔹 Why you get sick every time you try to take a day off 

🔹 The silent cycle that keeps your marketing, income, and energy unstable

🔹 Three warning signs you're riding the edge of burnout (and creating problems where there are none) 

🔹 The simple daily practice that releases trapped emotions and rewires your stress response

This isn't another episode about time management or productivity hacks. This is about understanding the root cause of why entrepreneurs stay trapped in cycles they can't seem to break.

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

 

About Genea:

Genea Barnes is a Performance Coach for Entrepreneurs, Speaker, and Podcast Host. 

 

She helps entrepreneurs create more money, impact, and joy by expanding your Success Zone. This results in solid, steady growth while working less and using fewer sales, marketing, and money-making strategies. 

 

Her custom state-of-the-art system saved her own business from financial ruin and is based on 20 years of experience, study, and training with leading experts.

 

She's helped hundreds of people take their businesses and lives to the next level giving them time freedom, financial breakthroughs, and more joy. She believes that when you unleash the power of YOU, humanity evolves.

#114 The Overlooked Business Basics That'll Make or Break Your Success with Roger Pearson

In this episode, Genea dives deep with Roger Pearson, a tax professional who learned the hard way that strategy without foundation leads nowhere.

After decades of starting businesses that never quite thrived, Roger discovered what was missing: the "why" behind business fundamentals.

This conversation reveals the hidden reasons so many entrepreneurs struggle despite working hard and following expert advice.

Roger shares how his journey from frustrated serial entrepreneur to successful business advisor taught him what schools never teach and most coaches never explain.

The insights in this episode will shift how you see your business:

🔹 Why Roger kept hitting 90% completion in every business venture but couldn't cross the finish line

🔹 The moment he realized his entire approach to business was missing a crucial element

🔹 How understanding the three essential pillars transformed his ability to help entrepreneurs save thousands

🔹 The counterintuitive truth about why you must understand business basics before delegating them

If you've ever felt confused about why your business isn't thriving despite your best efforts, this episode offers the foundation you've been missing and the motivation to finally build a business that's both profitable and fulfilling.

 

Connect with Roger:

Website: https://www.seagulltechnologies.com/

Get the ‘Mastering Business Basics’ book here: https://www.seagulltechnologies.com/books

Free 3 Pillars Report: https://seagulltechnologiestraining.com/forms/free-report

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jlsegull Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/Roger-Pearson/

Store: https://www.seagulltechnologiestraining.com/store

 

About Roger:

For over 50 years, Roger has created, sold, and managed small businesses. But in 2001, he switched course and began working as a Master Tax Advisor/IRS Enrolled Agent. In that time, he has watched hundreds of small business owners lose thousands of dollars needlessly. So recently, he made it his mission to provide entrepreneurs the knowledge to build a solid foundation under their business to keep more money in their pockets and give less to the government.

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

#113 Entrepreneur Blind Spots: The Truth About Asking For Help

The most capable entrepreneurs often struggle the most with asking for help.

In this episode, Genea exposes the invisible patterns that keep business owners trapped in cycles of overwork and isolation despite their best efforts.

Drawing from her own journey and client transformations, Genea illustrates why the energy behind your ask matters more than the words you use.

And the “ask for help” blind spots that limit your business growth.

This episode explores:

🔹 The paradox that keeps high-achievers stuck doing everything alone

🔹 Why being the "responsible one" in your family might be costing you millions

🔹 The three types of asking that determine whether people show up for you or walk away

🔹 The empowered asking approach that creates abundance instead of obligation

Tune in now to transform your relationship with asking for help and unlock the collaborative power that drives true business growth.

 

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/ Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

 

About Genea: Genea Barnes is a Performance Coach for Entrepreneurs, Speaker, and Podcast Host. 

She helps entrepreneurs create more money, impact, and joy by expanding your Success Zone. This results in solid, steady growth while working less and using fewer sales, marketing, and money-making strategies. 

Her custom state-of-the-art system saved her own business from financial ruin and is based on 20 years of experience, study, and training with leading experts.

She's helped hundreds of people take their businesses and lives to the next level giving them time freedom, financial breakthroughs, and more joy.

She believes that when you unleash the power of YOU, humanity evolves.

#112 You're Not Lazy: You're Just Doing the Wrong Thing to Grow Your Business with Anthony Markey

In this episode, Genea Barnes and Anthony Markey unravel the painful myth that's keeping purpose-driven entrepreneurs trapped: the belief that resistance equals laziness.

Anthony, podcast host of "I Know A Guy," reveals how he went from hating parts of his business to discovering his zone of genius in meaningful connections. This conversation offers a permission slip to stop pushing against your nature and start flowing with your purpose.

This episode pulls back the curtain on:

🔹 The crushing moment Anthony realized he wasn't lazy – he was just misaligned with his purpose

🔹 Anthony's journey from self-judgment to working harder than ever – without the resistance 

🔹 The unexpected way leading with service rather than sales unlocked Anthony's business potential 

🔹 Why your "laziness" might actually be your subconscious protecting you from the wrong path

If you've ever felt guilty about not being "motivated enough" in your business, this episode will give you permission to trust your inner knowing and find the path that energizes rather than drains you.

Connect with Anthony:

Website: ikag.me

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Iknowaguyonx

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iknowaguyonx/#

X: https://x.com/Iknowaguy_

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonymarkeyikag/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iknowaguy3

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IKnowAGuy_

 

Connect with Anthony:

Anthony is the founder/creator of I Know A Guy (IKAG.me), a daily newsletter and podcast dedicated to

helping entrepreneurs, professionals, and innovators grow their networks through meaningful

connections. With a passion for storytelling and collaboration, Anthony introduces his audience to

inspiring individuals, actionable insights, and opportunities to build authentic relationships. His mission is

simple: to help people grow their circles one introduction at a time. Whether you’re an established

entrepreneur or just starting your journey, Anthony believes that the right connection can change

everything.

 

Connect with Genea: 

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

#111 The Real Reason Radical Authenticity Creates Unstoppable Business Growth

What if the version of you running your business isn’t actually you?

In this powerful episode, Genea breaks down the hidden epidemic of inauthentic entrepreneurship, where even high performers live in personas and build empires that drain them. 

You’ll learn what it really means to "Be the Wolf," why radical authenticity is the foundation of sustainable success, and how shifting your inner foundation can change your revenue, your relationships, and your reality.

If you’re chasing growth but feeling off, heavy, or misaligned, this conversation will bring clarity and grounded direction.

Here’s what Genea gets real about:

🔹 Why following "right" strategies often leads to wrong results

🔹 Genea’s own journey from "I have to be nice" to powerful, aligned leadership

🔹 The real reason even authentic people feel like frauds

🔹 What wolves can teach us about leadership, alignment, and growth

If you’re ready to build a business that’s strong from the inside out, this is the episode to start with.

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

 

About Genea:

Genea Barnes is a Performance Coach for Entrepreneurs, Speaker, and Podcast Host. 

 

She helps entrepreneurs create more money, impact, and joy by expanding your Success Zone. This results in solid, steady growth while working less and using fewer sales, marketing, and money-making strategies. 

 

Her custom state-of-the-art system saved her own business from financial ruin and is based on 20 years of experience, study, and training with leading experts.

 

She's helped hundreds of people take their businesses and lives to the next level giving them time freedom, financial breakthroughs, and more joy. She believes that when you unleash the power of YOU, humanity evolves.

 

 

 

#110 Could Your Entrepreneur Exhaustion Be Burnout? The Warning Signs and What It'll Cost You with Dr Zarya Rubin

"I'm great, but I'm tired" might be the most dangerous phrase in entrepreneurship. In this powerful conversation, Genea Barnes and Functional Physician and Burnout Expert Dr. Zarya Rubin expose why high-achievers often don't recognize burnout until they're already in crisis … and what it really costs them.

Dr. Zarya reveals her journey from Harvard-educated physician to burnout casualty, sharing the personal wake-up call that forced her to confront the unsustainable patterns driving her exhaustion. This isn't just about being tired, it's about the subconscious drivers creating cycles of depletion and sabotage in your business.

In this episode, you'll discover: 

🔹 The three burnout warning signs most entrepreneurs dismiss as "normal" 

🔹 How unresolved childhood patterns create the perfect storm for high-achievers 

🔹 The moment Dr. Zarya realized her medical career was slowly destroying her … and the impossible choice she faced 

🔹 The 4-count breathing technique that activates your calms you down in moments of overwhelm

Whether you think burnout is something that happens to "other people" or you're already feeling the symptoms, this conversation offers both the wake-up call and the practical tools to change your relationship with how you operate in your business.

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

 

Connect with Dr Zarya:

Free Burnout toolkit: https://drzarya.myflodesk.com/burnouttobalance 

Website: https://drzarya.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drzaryarubin/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drzaryarubin/ 

Link to TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfubAfgkUzE 

 

About Dr Zarya:

Dr. Zarya Rubin, MD, is a Harvard-educated physician, TEDx speaker, and burnout strategist, dedicated to helping high-achieving women in midlife break free from chronic stress and overwhelm. After experiencing severe burnout herself, she walked away from a high-stakes medical career and discovered the path to true wellness—one that doesn’t require sacrificing your health for success. Through her functional wellness coaching programs, in-person events and dynamic speaking engagements, Dr. Zarya empowers smart, driven women to reclaim their energy, find balance, and truly thrive. She is also the host of the “Outsmart Burnout” podcast, coming soon to a platform near you. She lives in Portland, OR, with her husband, daughter, and their fluffy bichon mini-poodle.

#109 Avoidance: The Invisible Force Plateauing Your Business Growth

In this episode, Genea reveals the invisible force that's plateauing your business … subconscious avoidance. 

She dives into why smart, capable entrepreneurs find themselves unable to break through to their next level, despite doing "all the right things."

Something deeper is at play when you consistently push certain tasks to tomorrow, feel too busy for the things that would actually move the needle, or struggle with giving feedback. 

These aren't random behaviors – they're protection mechanisms wired into your nervous system.

 

This episode will help you: 

🔹 Identify the telling signs of avoidance hiding in plain sight in your day-to-day business 

🔹 Understand how childhood "microtraumas" shape your current business decisions without your awareness 

🔹 Trace your business plateaus back to unprocessed emotions that feel catastrophic to your subconscious 

🔹 Learn practical tools to process emotions and rewire the brain patterns keeping you from your next level

 

Listen now to discover what you've been unknowingly avoiding and how to finally expand into the business growth you've been working for.

 

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

 

About Genea:

Genea Barnes is a Performance Coach for Entrepreneurs, Speaker, and Podcast Host. 

She helps entrepreneurs create more money, impact, and joy by expanding your Success Zone. This results in solid, steady growth while working less and using fewer sales, marketing, and money-making strategies. 

Her custom state-of-the-art system saved her own business from financial ruin and is based on 20 years of experience, study, and training with leading experts.

She's helped hundreds of people take their businesses and lives to the next level giving them time freedom, financial breakthroughs, and more joy. She believes that when you unleash the power of YOU, humanity evolves.

#108 Breaking Business Money Patterns: Debt, Doubt, and a Damn Wake-Up Call with Intuitive Success Mentor, Lori Konkler

Most entrepreneurs hide their financial struggles behind a facade of success. In this episode, Genea and intuitive success mentor Lori Konkler pull back the curtain on the money patterns that sabotage business growth.

Lori shares her journey from quick six-figure success to crushing business debt, revealing how focusing on external strategies kept her locked in cycles of financial stress. This vulnerable conversation explores why business plateaus happen even when you're "doing everything right" and how expanding your Success Zone can finally break these patterns.

In this deeply honest discussion, you'll discover:

🔹 The painful moment Lori realized her success was built on financial quicksand 

🔹 Why seeking the next marketing strategy only made her money problems worse 

🔹 How hiding financial struggles from her husband deepened her business shame spiral 

🔹 The breakthrough that finally allowed her to take ownership and transform her relationship with money

This episode isn't just about business finance—it's about recognizing the deeper patterns that keep you cycling between feast and famine, and how to finally create sustainable success on your own terms.

Connect with Lori:

Website: https://thexennialtraveler.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lori.konkler/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorikonkler/

Free Gift: https://xennial.thrivecart.com/own-your-zone/

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/


About Lori:
Lori Konkler is a catalyst for powerful leaders and change makers who want to transform their results in a strategic and aligned way.

As an intuitive success mentor and the CEO of the Xennial Traveler company, she has helped clients around the world to double, triple and even 10x their revenue while also thriving and enjoying TF out of their business and their lives.

Her clients are CEO’s, coaches and other visionary female entrepreneurs who are all geniuses in their own right but not fully capitalizing on that genius at the level necessary to accelerate their businesses into multiple 6 and 7 figures quickly and sustainably.

When clients walk into her world, or as she likes to say, when they walk onto her side of the magic door, their lives are never the same.

They transform their business, while transforming themselves and stepping fully into their authority as next level leaders and what Lori likes to call their “Success Zone” The space where they get to have everything they want, and have the ability to hold it all as well. More money, more clients, more fulfillment, more success, in all areas.

 

 

#107 Why Delegation May Be Tanking Your Business

Every business guru tells you to "delegate what you don't like doing"—but what if that advice is actually sabotaging your success?

In this eye-opening episode, Genea Barnes challenges conventional wisdom and reveals why delegation without addressing your underlying resistance can tank your business.

Through personal stories and powerful insights, she uncovers the subconscious patterns that drive poor delegation decisions and explains why these patterns don't disappear when you hire someone else.

Listen in as Genea explores:

🔹 The hidden resistance patterns that influence your hiring decisions without your awareness

🔹 Why offloading responsibility is a dangerous trap most entrepreneurs fall into

🔹 How your micro-managing tendencies might stem from deeper issues you haven't faced

🔹 The counterintuitive approach to delegation that creates sustainable growth

This isn't just another business strategy episode—it's a powerful reframe that could save you thousands in hiring mistakes and countless hours of frustration.

Whether you're thinking about your first hire or already managing a team, this conversation offers a fresh perspective that might just transform your relationship with delegation forever.

Connect with Genea:

[free guide] Grow Your Business and Love Doing it with the 3 secrets the business gurus NEVER talk about: http://bethewolfgift.com/

Website: http://bethewolfnow.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geneabarnes/

 

About Genea:

Genea Barnes is a Performance Coach for Entrepreneurs, Speaker, and Podcast Host. 

 

She helps entrepreneurs: grow the business ‘your way’ and have fun doing it by expanding your Success Zone. This results in solid, steady growth while working less and using fewer sales, marketing, and money-making strategies. 

 

Her custom state-of-the-art system saved her own business from financial ruin and is based on 20 years of experience, study, and training with leading experts.

 

She's helped hundreds of people take their businesses and lives to the next level giving them time freedom, financial breakthroughs, and more joy. She believes that when you unleash the power of YOU, humanity evolves.